Northern California Artist
Tomales Bay Reflections
Oil on Canvas
I am a painter living in Marin County with a studio at the Marin M.O.C.A. Art Center in Novato. I have been working in my studio for more than twenty years. During my first ten years at M.O.C.A. I taught children in the classroom and privately in my studio. Lately I have been concentrating on perfecting my own skills. I enjoy drawing the human figure and painting in oils and also water color. My landscapes are inspired by the incredible beauty of Marin and Sonoma counties. I love to paint plein air (painting outside), and I often use the small paintings I do to inspire larger works.
Education
1975 | University of South Florida,Tampa, Fl. B.A.degrees Fine Art and Art Education |
1980 | UC Berkeley Ext., San Francisco, Graphic Design |
1984 | Sonoma State University, Biological Illustration |
1990 | Regional Occupational Program, Certificate of Proficiency in Graphic Design |
1995 | College of Marin, Contemporary Landscape Painting |
Awards
2001 | Marin Art Council Grant to bring Art Education into the schools |
2003 | Indian Valley Artists Certificate of Merit |
2005 | Honorable Mention from Indian Valley Artists |
2015 | Marin County Fair, Honorable Mention |
2017 | Marin County Fair, Fast Frame Award |
2022 | Marin M.O.C.A, Honorable Mention |